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- Ammirato, Salvatore, et al.
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Thinking about Geography : the Effect of Socio-Economic and Cultural Differences on Styles of Thinking
- 2011
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Ingår i: Proceedings of 6th IFKAD 2011 International Forum on Knowledge Asset Dynamics, 15-17 June 2011, Tampere, Finland. - Matera, Italy : Institute of Knowledge Asset Management. - 9788896687055 ; , s. 1036-1045
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose: This study follows a previous one based on a comparison of styles of thinking among university students from two Italian regions with substantial socio-economical and cultural differences (Sofo, Berzins, Colapinto & Ammirato, 2009). This paper explores whether university students at some European universities report markedly different thinking style preferences from each other. A sample of students from two universities of Western Finland were surveyed using the Thinking Style Inventory (TSI) (Sofo, 2008); statistical results have been analysed and compared with the data from the two Italian samples in the 2009 study.Design/methodology/approach: The TSI approach is useful to identifying differences in thinking styles. The paper explores possible connections between thinking style and established different economic and socio-cultural variables. The TSI measures preferences for stylistic aspects of intellectual functioning and is based on the theory of reality construction (Sofo, 2008) whereby people create their own realities through their ways of thinking. A sample of total 624 European university students from Italy and Finland was tested and compared. The fifty items on the TSI require respondents to assess their ways of thinking using a likert-scale. To verify reliability and consistency of the TSI instrument, reported data have been studied calculating the Cronbach alpha coefficient.Originality/value: This paper presents new results of a study which is the first of a kind in comparing thinking styles of students coming from three different EU regions. Over the past few decades, researchers have hypothesized that difference in socio-economic status impacts on thinking style. However our previous study (Sofo et al., 2009) affirms that other factors such as greater ease, freedom of mobility and the massive use of ICT can have a positive effect in mitigating difference in thinking style. This study offers a confirmation in the earlier study on a larger scale.Practical implications: A practical significance of this study is that if economic and socio-cultural differences impact on preferred ways of thinking and learning of university students, the impacts may very well be mediated through various methods such as pedagogy or ICT. Student learning capability is a factor of thinking style. Differences do exist among three EU regions located in northern Italy, southern Italy and in western Finland. It is suggested that supporting a range of student thinking styles through a greater diversity and sensitivity of teaching styles can mitigate any deleterious effects emanating from the differences. This result unveils the rising significance of additional possible mediating variables that may have emerged as increasingly significant within the new global order.
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- Aramo-Immonen, Heli, 1964-, et al.
(författare)
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A supply network study in the shipbuilding industry : Mixed methods research in practice
- 2011
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the 20th Annual IPSERA Conference Vision 20/20 - Preparing Today for Tomorrow's Challenges 10-13 April 2011 Maastricht, the Netherlands. - Maastricht : IPSERA. - 9789461780010 ; , s. 650-661
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The objective of this study is to explore value creation in the shipbuilding supply network in Europe. The mixed methods research utilized combines or associates both qualitative and quantitative forms. Firstly, an analysis was conducted of financial statements spanning 3 years among supply chain companies in the network; secondly, a survey questionnaire was carried out (n >300 suppliers); and thirdly, a focused interview was conducted with managers from one shipyard in order to answer the research question. This exploratory paper discusses mixed method research, theory triangulation, and trust building processes in a supply network. Finally, the empirical results of the marine industry network research study are introduced.
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- Aramo-Immonen, Heli, 1964-
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Artefacts produced via design methods as boundary objects and mediating processes among non-designer engineers in idea generation
- 2012
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Ingår i: International Forum on Knowledge Asset Dynamics (IFKAD) and Knowledge Cities World Summit (KCWS) 2012<em> </em>. - : Institute of Knowledge Asset Management (IKAM). - 9788896687086 ; , s. 726-736
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose of the paper - This paper introduces design methods as a mediating process and the produced artefact as a boundary object between different stakeholders in the management of idea generation among non-designers. This paper is multi-disciplinary, based on studies in innovation management, knowledge management and utilization of design processes in industrial management. The concepts of the boundary object and the mediating process as understood in activity theory are introduced in the conceptual part of the paper (Vygotsky, 1978). This paper seeks the answer to the explorative qualitative research question: What kinds of advantages were found when using design methods (in art-based interventions) in idea generation among non-designer engineers? At the end of the paper, some results are revealed along with an analysis of the results.The research design and method is a qualitative approach in order to explore the usability of collaboratively made artefacts as boundary objects in idea generation situations. Furthermore, it was recognized during our study that the design methods used functioned as mediating processes between the stakeholders involved in the workshops. The data has been collected from workshop observations and survey questionnaires among the attendees. The research was conducted between 2009-2012 among non-designer engineers from industry (Aramo-Immonen and Toikka, 2009; 2010).Originality and value of research - This methodology provides evidence that design workshops, which can be categorized as art-based interventions on a continuum of art-based initiatives (ABIs by Schiuma, 2011, p. 48), function as mediating processes and the artefacts created act as boundary objects in idea generation in the scope of innovation management. Practical implications - The outcomes of this research can be utilized as guidelines in designing idea generation sessions in industrial management among non-designer engineers.
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- Aramo-Immonen, Heli, 1964-
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Illusion of trust : supply network paradox
- 2010
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the 19th Annual IPSERA Conference, 16-19 May 2010, Lappeenranta, Finland. ; , s. 530-539
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)
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- Aramo-Immonen, Heli, 1964-, et al.
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Innovation diffusion in SME networks : sustainability via green ICT pilots
- 2014
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Ingår i: Innovation for Sustainable Economy & Society, XXV ISPIM Conference, 8-11 June 2014, Dublin, Ireland. - : International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM). - 9789522655905 ; , s. 1-12
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of the presented green ICT project is primarily to start new and advance existing innovation development in SME networks, secondly to accelerate innovation diffusion in B2B networks and thirdly to improve the operational environment of enterprises through green ICT solutions that support sustainable development. Various technology development projects - and also ideas for further projects - have arisen as a result of this project. In order to answer our research question - how to improve innovation diffusion in SME networks in collaboration with academia -in this article we introduce an academia-driven innovation management model and green ICT pilot case. In the conceptual part of this paper we discuss the process of innovation diffusion and the mediator's role in value creation for SME networks.
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- Aramo-Immonen, Heli, 1964-
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Knowledge management through learning model in industrial projects
- 2012
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Ingår i: International Journal of Knowledge and Learning. - : Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.. - 1741-1009 .- 1741-1017. ; 8:3-4, s. 298-312
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The objective of this paper is to introduce qualitative analysing method and learning model for project management. The new understanding gained by this analysis is needed in the steering of the project organisation's maintaining systems: control system, working system, information system and support system. The overall aim is to model a method of project learning focused on the organisation's system critical parameters. The conceptual part of this paper deals with organisational learning, activity theory, knowledge management and systems theories. Finally, some case results from industry are introduced in this article.
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- Aramo-Immonen, Heli, 1964-, et al.
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Metalli taipuu! Kipinä luovaan bisnekseen teollisuudessa
- 2013
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Bok (refereegranskat)abstract
- Tähän kirjaan on kerätty kokemuksia monipolviselta matkalta luovuuden ja innovatiivisuuden sekä teollisuuden toimijoiden kohtauspaikalle Kaleidoskooppi-hankkeeseen. Kirjaan on koottu eri alojen asiantuntijoiden kirjoituksia ja esseitä hankkeen kokemuksista, joita lukija hyödyntää uusien ideoiden lähteenä. Ajatuksena on ollut kuvata monipuolisesti Kaleidoskoopissa kokeiltuja luovia menetelmiä ja pohtia niiden tuloksellisuutta ja merkitystä. Koska mukana on eri alojen toimijoita, ovat myös kirjoitelmat eri tutkimusnäkökulmien ja opetusmetodien muodostama kaleidoskooppi neljään eri aiheeseen. Kirja on pyritty tekemään helppolukuiseksi erottelemalla teemat toisistaan värein. Kirjan loppuun on kerätty linkkejä luovan talouden maailmaan. Lopusta löytyvät myös mukana olleiden tutkijoiden ja asiantuntijoiden esittelyt. Kirjaa voi käyttää oppimateriaalina, hakuteoksena ja lähdeteoksena. Ensisijaisesti verkossa jaettavaksi suunniteltua teosta on lupa jakaa ja hyödyntää yrityksissä ja opetuksessa.
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- Aramo-Immonen, Heli, 1964-
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Mixed Methods Research Design
- 2013
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Ingår i: Information systems, e-learning, and knowledge management research. - Heidelberg : Springer Verlag. - 9783642358784 ; , s. 32-43
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Mixed methods research is an approach to inquiry that combines or associates both qualitative and quantitative forms. Mixed methods designs provide researchers, across research disciplines, with a rigorous approach to answering research questions. In the case of holistic analysis of complex systems, such as the mega-project, this is a relevant approach. Mixing the data, the specific types of research designs, the notation system, terminology, diagrams of procedures includes a risk of entering to chaos. Therefore research design has to be clearly articulated to readers. Triangulation is an important part of research design. Denzin [10] has identified four basic types of triangulation. In this exploratory paper are discussed mixed method research, theory triangulation, economic science, design science and systems development. Finally is introduced utilization of mixed methods in multiple-case study conducted in industry.
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- Aramo-Immonen, Heli, 1964-, et al.
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Multicultural Software Development : The Productivity Perspective
- 2011
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Ingår i: International Journal of Information Technology Project Management. - : IGI Global. - 1938-0232 .- 1938-0240. ; 2:1, s. 19-36
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Productivity management is a challenge for software engineering companies and, in this regard, there is a current trend toward globalization. Via acquisitions and mergers, business has become international and employs different national cultures. Therefore, the focus of this article is on the understanding of cultural differences affecting productivity in globalized software production. The relation between productivity and non coding activities in software development projects has not been proven. Software development is expert work, typically made in closely collaborating local teams and global distribution of expert work increases the degree of difficulty. In this paper, the authors analyze multicultural ICT companies from their productivity perspective through the lens of cultural differences. The purpose of this study is to report findings based on general cultural studies and reported experiences that seem to affect productivity in the software industry. Some company cases are also described and analyzed.
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- Aramo-Immonen, Heli, 1964-, et al.
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Multicultural software development : The productivity perspective
- 2013
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Ingår i: Perspectives and Techniques for Improving Information Technology Project Management. - : IGI Global. - 9781466628014 - 9781466628021 - 9781466628007 ; , s. 132-149
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Productivity management is a challenge for software engineering companies and, in this regard, there is a current trend toward globalization. Via acquisitions and mergers, business has become international and employs different national cultures. Therefore, the focus of this article is on the understanding of cultural differences affecting productivity in globalized software production. The relation between productivity and non coding activities in software development projects has not been proven. Software development is expert work, typically made in closely collaborating local teams and global distribution of expert work increases the degree of difficulty. In this paper, the authors analyze multicultural ICT companies from their productivity perspective through the lens of cultural differences. The purpose of this study is to report findings based on general cultural studies and reported experiences that seem to affect productivity in the software industry. Some company cases are also described and analyzed.
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